A Hatred "Required by Religion"? Spinoza and Cohen on Hatred
This paper focuses on one criticism of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus articulated by Hermann Cohen between 1910 and 1918. Spinoza appears to claim that Jews were required by their religion to hate other nations or peoples. But for Cohen, this is a pernicious misrepresentation:the Talm...
| Published in: | Jewish studies quarterly |
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| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2018]
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Jewish studies quarterly
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| Further subjects: | B
love of neighbor
B SINAT HINAM B Hatred B RELIGIOUS DUTY |
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| Summary: | This paper focuses on one criticism of Spinoza's Tractatus Theologico-Politicus articulated by Hermann Cohen between 1910 and 1918. Spinoza appears to claim that Jews were required by their religion to hate other nations or peoples. But for Cohen, this is a pernicious misrepresentation:the Talmud not only puts the condemnation of hatred on par with the most basic ethical prohibitions, it even bans all hatred as "groundless." Condemnation of hatred is as fundamental to Judaism as its counterpart, the command to "love ones neighbor." |
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| ISSN: | 1868-6788 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jewish studies quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/jsq-2018-0005 |